Across
- 6. King of England at the time of the American revolution
- 8. The battle that caused George allowed the Americaans to capture more than 900 British soldiers
- 10. Gathered colonists and attacked Burgoyne
- 12. Surrendered at the battle of yorktown
- 16. The document that created alliance between the french and the Americans.
- 18. One of the groups that the British hoped the loyalists could convince to fight for them.
- 20. A general that did not take the war seriously at first
- 21. The colonists had an advantage fighting on their own land because of.
- 22. Wanted to maintain control of the colonists
- 23. Wanted to gain land in the US
- 24. The group that the British attempted to maintain the allegiance of.
Down
- 1. The country that gained its independence in September of 1783.
- 2. wanted to limit the US' power
- 3. Led the colonist army
- 4. The battle that allowed the British to capture Philadelphia.
- 5. Bloodiest battle in the war
- 7. The battle that almost caused the colonist army to be disbanded
- 9. Attacked by colonists and forced to surrender
- 11. One of the groups that the British hoped the loyalists could convince to fight for them.
- 13. The group that used word-of-mouth to communicate.
- 14. Unfamiliar with the terrain
- 15. Signed at the end of the war
- 17. The group of colonies that the British tried to separate from the rest.
- 18. Ocean that separated British soldiers from Great Britain
- 19. Familiar with the terrain
- 25. The battle in which the colonists launched a surprise attack on Burgoyne.
